GGRA Advisory Board

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Sen. Renee Unterman

Senator Renee Unterman represents District 45, part of Gwinnett County, in the Georgia Senate. She is Chairman of the Science and Technology Committee. She is a member of the Appropriations, Health and Human Services, and Rules committees and serves as an Ex-Officio on the Insurance and Labor committee.

During her tenure in the Senate, Sen. Unterman has concentrated on healthcare policy, serving seniors and children, as well as disadvantaged Georgians. In 2016, she passed legislation placing a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot to create the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund, which passed with more than 83 percent of ballots cast.

Karen Klett

Karen has a diverse background in community relations, large-scale event planning, sales and building teams. A change agent and difference maker, while carrying the message of obstacles and struggles faced by returning citizens, her desire is to generate awareness and open the eyes and hearts of people in our community to these realities. In addition, this role has served as the catalyst for her return back to the classroom where she is pursuing a degree in psychology/criminology.

Col. Don Pinkard

Colonel Pinkard began his career with Gwinnett County in 1999. Lt. Colonel Pinkard was assigned to various positions including Field Operations Commander from 2003 to 2007. In 2007, he was appointed as the Jail Division Commander. He is a board member and past chairman of the Gwinnett Neighborhood Leadership Advisory Board and also serves as a board member of the Gwinnett Coalition of Health and Human Services. He is the At Large Representative for the Georgia Jail Association, and is a board member and past chairman of the Law Enforcement Committee of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency All Hazard Council. He is also on the board of directors for View Point Health.

Rachel O’Dell

Rachel O’Dell joined the GGRA Board in the spring of 2018 after becoming a member of GGRA and a church volunteer at the jail. She is a stay-at-home mom with a Masters Degree in Music Education. She has also been a teacher for Bible Study Fellowship for 3 years. In 2018 she began a ministry called Gwinnett Shepherds of Returning Citizens, in order to help connect returning citizens to local churches.

Lee Robbins

Lee Robbins has planted and pastored churches for 15 years has played a role in helping people reshape their lives, not only spiritually but in many other ways; to find purpose again. His expertise in coaching was developed through an extensive study of coaching technologies, philosophies, and various profile assessment tools. Lee has coached pastors, ministers, entrepreneurs, businessmen and women, and more. He has also been a motivational speaker for various organizations, especially those who work in/with reentry (previously incarcerated individuals).

Rep. Gregg Kennard

Gregg Kennard was born in Atlanta and has remained in Georgia his entire life, most of that time residing in Gwinnett County. He attended bible college and has been in occupational ministry for over 30 years. In addition, he is a non-profit executive director (working with homelessness and domestic violence), a John Maxwell certified coach, and an accomplished musician. Gregg also represents District 102 in the Georgia State House of Representatives.

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